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Reading this blog leads me to consider what has been going on with me on the occasions that I have driven with impatience and a “can’t wait” attitude.

It’s obvious to me now that these instances of impatient driving have occurred at times when I have been trying to avoid being late and have been rushing because I have started a journey later than I should have.

And why do I sometimes leave later than I should do and so sometimes not give myself enough time to get to my destination on time? And then end up driving impatiently?

Because I am sometimes irresponsible with my time in the minutes or hours before leaving for work or appointments and end up leaving late.

An example of this would be reading the news online in the morning when I know I should be getting ready for work and then leaving myself only 12 minutes to drive a journey that I know will take 20 minutes. That’s irresponsible.

An example of my use of that expression would be saying to someone in anticipation of meeting them, “I can’t wait to see you”.

Also, during the course of a week at work, I have often thought to myself, ” I can’t wait for the weekend”. Then there is also “I can’t wait for this to be over” – something I have thought to myself often when engaged in something that I have found trying, difficult or unpleasant.

But what is actually going on when I say or think, “I can’t wait”?

In the moment that I use that expression, am I not either projecting myself into an imagined pleasure or escape in the future?

Either way, I am leaving the present moment when I use the expression “I can’t wait” and that troubles me. Why? Because it makes me wonder: why is being in the here and now sometimes not enough for me?